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Hinge for spectacles

CA 2487910 C · Owner: Richard, Louis · Inventors: Richard, Louis; Chagny, Yves

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The hinge is for use on spectacles of the type comprising a front frame for carrying lenses and a pair of temples. The hinge comprises a first attachment device for attaching the hinge to a corresponding one of the temples a second attachment device for attaching the hinge to the frame a rigid intermediate portion, a first flexible resilient portion carrying the first attachment device and attached to the rigid intermediate portion and a second flexible resilient portion carrying the second attachment device and attached to the rigid intermediate portion opposite the first resilient portion.

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  • Filed November 18, 2004 and granted June 25, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 18, 2024.
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FiledNovember 18, 2004
GrantedJune 25, 2013
Term endedNovember 18, 2024
Patent numberCA 2487910 C
Classification (IPC)G02C5/22

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2005200720092011201320152017201920212023Application filedNov 18, 2004Patent grantedJune 25, 2013Term endedNov 18, 2024

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